These are the same steps our staff use when they help someone. "They" means the person who needs help: you, or someone you are helping. Go in order, and call ahead when you can.
1Check for danger first
You can ask"Are you having any thoughts of hurting yourself right now?"
If they have a plan or a way to hurt themselves, call 911 and stay with them.
911 (Grant County Regional Dispatch)
Emergency: police, fire, ambulance
911
Silver City · 24/7
New Mexico Crisis and Access Line / 988
24/7 mental health and suicide crisis line
1-855-662-7474 · 24/7:
988
· 24/7
Hidalgo Medical Services
HMS Mental Health Crisis Line 24/7
855-422-4334
· 24/7
Help them write 988 and their safety plan contacts on a card to keep.
2Look at the discharge papers together
You can ask"Do you have your discharge papers, your medicines, and a follow-up appointment?"
Bring
- discharge papers
- medicine list or bottles
- ID
- Medicaid card
Gila Regional Medical Center
Case management and discharge planning
575-538-4000
1313 E 32nd St, Silver City · 24/7 main line
3First appointment within days
Southwest Counseling Center (formerly Border Area Mental Health Services)
Outpatient mental health and psychiatry
575-388-4497
315 S. Hudson St., Ste. 12, Silver City · Call for hours
Hidalgo Medical Services
Tranquil Skies Community Health Center: Same-day medical and behavioral health
575-388-4412
1318 E. 32nd St., Silver City · Medical Tue-Fri 7:00 am-5:00 pm; behavioral health Mon-Fri 8:00 am-5:00 pm (both closed 12-1)
Hidalgo Medical Services
HMS Bridges to Care - free care coordination
575-597-0211
Porter Transportation / Montoya Transportationnot yet confirmed: call first
Medicaid medical rides
575-537-3313
1400 Central Ave., Bayard · Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm
4Medicines
You can say"Please keep taking your medicine as the hospital told you, until you see your new doctor."
Out of medicine or cannot pay? Use the guide "Ran out of or stopped their mental health medicine".
At the Gospel MissionAsk staff about prescription help from the stuff drawer.
5A place to sleep and steady support
You can ask"Where will you sleep tonight?" If nowhere, see the guide "Leaving the hospital with nowhere to go".
At the Gospel MissionWomen and children can ask Mission staff about space at Sierra House.
SPIN (Supporting People In Need)
Seasonal Overnight Shelter (SOS)
575-956-6131
610 N. Silver St. (cul-de-sac at 7th St. and Gold, behind the public works yard), Silver City · Usually opens December 1, every night from 5:00 pm. May be open more of the year: SPIN reported 3,900 bed nights in one quarter of 2025. Call to check.
Hidalgo Medical Services
Linkages supportive housing - intake and case management (Grant County)
575-388-4412
1318 E 32nd St, Silver City
NM Health Care Authority
Move-In and Eviction Prevention fund (MIAEP) - serious mental illness
At the Gospel MissionOur case worker and peer support counselors can follow up with them.
NAMI Southern New Mexico
Mental illness family and peer support groups and classes (southern NM affiliate
575-448-2774 · 24/7:
988
PO Box 13946, Las Cruces
This guide is general information only, not medical, legal or other professional advice. Places and rules change, so please call before you go. In an emergency, call 911; in a mental health crisis, call or text 988. Disclaimer
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Questions, or want someone to walk through this with you? The Silver City Gospel Mission, 111 S. Texas St., Silver City,
575-388-5071, weekdays 9:00am-1:45pm. Everyone is welcome.